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On Wednesday, San Diego County health officials announced the first flu-related death this flu season. 25 states are reporting widespread flu activity. NBC 7’s Vanessa Herrera has an update on this year’s flu situation. (Published Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014)

A 51-year-old San Diego man has died from complications with the flu, according to the County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA.) It’s the first flu-related death in the county this flu season.

According to HHSA, the man died Jan 2. He had Influenza A on top of existing medical conditions.

“It seems like the flu has suddenly hit San Diego County these last couple weeks,” Patel said.

According to HHSA, eight out of 10 flu cases in San Diego were caused the H1N1 strain. H1N1 is also the predominant strain across the country this flu season. Also known as swine flu, H1N1 became a household word during a worldwide pandemic in 2009.